Research the background of Gary Murphy using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!

Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 23924 people with the Murphy surname? In that year Murphy was ranked number 138 for popularity in the UK.

The name Gary means "spear carrier" and is of English origin.

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Records of Gary Murphy on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Gary Murphy family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.

DNA

Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Gary Murphy ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gary Murphy and the Murphy Family History

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Gary Murphy Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Gary Murphy family tree.

Did you know that there are currently 62164 people with the Murphy surname in the UK? Murphy is now ranked number 65 for popularity in the UK.

Murphy Family Tree Databases

Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm
or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you.
Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.

Murphy Forums

There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share
your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as
these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.

View the distribution of the Murphy surname in Britain using the
public profiler Names database. The public profiler Names database contains distributions for
the Murphy surname in both 1881 and 1998. It also contains data on the ethnicity breakdown of the Murphy surname.

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Some Famous People called Gary Murphy

Other names that sound a bit like Murphy

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names
that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.